GEN 1 3rd brake light repair

W84 said:

There are a lot of cheap recon/ amazon options for less than 100 but do to plug in the same and I've heard mixed reviews from most of them. The stock part is about 90/ and for less than 200 you could have a stock set up with better cargo/ break lights - the other updated one from above has LED's, stock part, but not sure why more people haven't just updated ? Rock auto is cheaper than the Tasca below

https://www.tascaparts.com/oem-parts/ford-high-mount-lamp-al3z13a613g/?c=Zz1lbGVjdHJpY2FsJnM9aGlnaC1tb3VudGVkLXN0b3AtbGFtcCZpPU1BMDk5NTU1JnI9MSZhPWZvcmQmbz1mLTE1MCZ5PTIwMTAmdD1zdnQtcmFwdG9yJmU9Ni0ybC12OC1nYXM=

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Dane said:

I have the Recon one. So far it has worked fine. Couple things though, the instructions are worthless. Throw them away, they are flat out wrong, missing a wire, etc. I used a voltmeter to figure it all out. You do have to cut and splice - no plug and play. The fit seems weird, but I siliconed it all, and it seems fine. It's a very different looking light though. It's far from stock. I'm sure some like it, and some might not, but it doesn't have those three lights - it has a different almost icon type thing, then a different brake light, and LED cargo lights.

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SVTRaptorGT500 said:

I am also looking at the recon 3rd brake light. I purchased a new factory 3rd brake like for 350 ... And about a yr later one of my LEDs is out. No way I'm paying another 350. I see a recon light for 116. But I don't know how to wire it. Can you post your method? Thanks!

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EricM said:

He said he used a volt meter. That means you go one by one and figure out what each wire on the stock harness does using a meter. Have someone hit the brakes on and off and find the wire where the voltage is going from 0 to 12V and back to 0. Repeat for all wires until you know what they all do. Then figure out all the wiring on the new one, possibly using a separate 12v source to power it if needed.

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Jhollowell said:

i just replaced my recon with a GJ but i did make note of the factory wires.

Factory Harness
Black - Cargo
Red - Brake
Yellow - Ground

Hopefully the Recon tells you what wires go where. i had 3 sticking out of mine, red, black and white but don't know which is which. trial and error will probably get it.

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